deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course.
never deviated from her daily routine
depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type.
occasionally departs from his own guidelines
digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse.
a professor prone to digress
diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions.
after school their paths diverged
Examples of depart in a Sentence
The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
The train departed the station on time.
He is departing after 20 years with the company.
Recent Examples on the WebBut after Henry and his delegation departed Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, Santo Domingo unexpectedly reversed course, refusing clearance to allow his plane to land.—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Antarctic Peninsula in Depth, departs from Ushuaia, Argentina, on Nov. 6, 2024, and Spirit of Antarctica departs Ushuaia, Argentina, on Oct. 27, 2024.—Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024 But Donald departed last summer, months ahead of the end of her contract.—Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024 Being sharp and crisp at the outset even after two wins was out of the question following a nightmarish six-hour wait to depart New York and get to Toronto for the Warriors’ second game in two nights and third on the road trip.—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024 Shortly after departing from Burbank Airport, Karol G‘s private jet made an emergency landing in Los Angeles.—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024 The aircraft departed from Sweden, crossed into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility and returned to Ellsworth AFB, where the B-1Bs are permanently stationed.—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
Call this a contingency plan for the possibility of Mike Evans departing in free agency.—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 The flight will depart New York at 11:25 a.m. and land in Tokyo at 2:30 p.m. the next day.—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir, from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part-, pars part
: to fail to follow : deviate from a course or standard
rather than sentencing petitioners to a term within the Guideline range, however, the District Court departed downward eight levels—Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
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